AMERICA’S PREMIERE
MODERN PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE
Sō PERCUSSION
PERFORM A UNIQUE FREE CONCERT
ABOARD CAP METRO’S METRO RAIL COMMUTER TRAIN
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 3:44 PM DEPARTURE
BEGINNING AT THE DOWNTOWN STATION

New York City’s cutting edge percussion quartet Sō Percussion will give a unique performance on the Capital Metro Red Line commuter train, Thursday, November 1 at 3:44 p.m. beginning at the Downtown Station (401 E. 4th Street). The quartet will be in Austin attending the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC). Sō Percussion and Cap Metro present this unconventional concert experience, which is the first event developed by Texas Performing Arts’ Classical Music Task Force.

The on-board performance will begin at the Downtown Station and continue until the Red Line arrives at the Crestview Station. The event will move to the Blackstar Coop Brewery (7020 East Wind Dr. #100–by the station; http://www.blackstar.coop/contact-us/ ) before heading back to the Downtown Station at 5:55 p.m.

Sō Percussion is renown for their collaborations with a wide range of artists as well as their use of unusual and exotic instruments. The group has performed in Austin several times, most recently at Texas Performing Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. More information about the ensemble can be found at sopercussion.com.

Texas Performing Arts’ Classical Music Task Force is a part of the ongoing activities supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Its primary purpose is to examine the role of classical music in the “Live Music Capital of the World” and to engage the community where they live, work, and play. Follow and join the conversation at classicalmusictaskforce.org and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/classicalforce.

PASIC takes place at the Austin Convention Center October 31 through November 3, 2012. It is the largest percussion event in the world, featuring 120 concerts, clinics, master classes, workshops, panels, and presentations.” For more information on the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, please visit http://www.pas.org/pasic.aspx.